Justice, Inc. Book One (DC Comics, 1988) – Single Issue, Mature Readers

Description

Justice, Inc. is a two-part prestige format limited series published by DC Comics in 1988, written by Andrew Helfer and illustrated by Kyle Baker. The series is based on the classic pulp fiction character The Avenger, Richard Henry Benson, a vigilante crime-fighter originally created by Kenneth Robeson in 1939 and published throughout the golden age of pulp magazines. Helfer and Baker reimagine the character with a sharp, modern sensibility, bringing a darkly satirical edge and Baker’s distinctive fluid linework to a story steeped in the stylish atmosphere of classic pulp noir.

Book One establishes the origin and world of The Avenger with considerable confidence, blending action, dark humour, and visual invention in a way that reflects Kyle Baker’s emerging reputation as one of comics’ most distinctive visual storytellers of the late 1980s. The cover’s stark geometric composition of shadow and perspective is immediately arresting and reflects the cinematic ambition of the project as a whole.